Blinky left the same day after saying goodbye to everyone. AAARRRGGHH!!! was sad about him leaving after only a year, and his mouth was curving down in a frown.
Jack had left, driven home, saying he had things to take care of.
"You could always come with me, my dear friend!" Blinky said, but AAARRRGGHH!!! was torn about it.
Letting out a sigh, Toby went closer to him and put a hand on his cold arm. "You can go, you know. I'll be fine here. I know you want to see the new Trollmarket, and Blinky has only been here for one year. 'Ts not a very long time for a Troll, right?"
AAARRRGGHH!!! nodded. "Don't wanna leave Wingman."
His human friend shrugged, giving AAARRRGGHH!!! a smile, though there was a small strain in his green eyes. "I'm sure everything will be fine. If you go, we'll see each other soon. And don't you want to see all of the other Trolls again?"
"Yes," AAARRRGGHH!!! admitted, turning to look at Blinky, Claire, Douxie, Archie, NotEnrique, and Jim's mom. "I... I will go."
Toby reached forward and hugged him as tightly as he could, and AAARRRGGHH!!! Hugged him back. To his surprise, tears pricked Toby's eyes. "Man, I'll miss you."
"You too. I should say bye to Jim." AAARRRGGHH!!! Rumbled.
"Yeah," Toby looked at Claire, who put a hand on his shoulder. He smiled, and they watched as AAARRRGGHH!!! went upstairs to talk to Jim. Blinky went, too.
"So... you're going, too, huh?" Jim asked as AAARRRGGHH!!! gave him a gentle embrace. As AAARRRGGHH!!! pulled away, Jim sighed. "You'll love the new Trollmarket. It's different, but the heartstone makes it feel homey, familiar."
A big smile grew on Jim's face. He was excited for AAARRRGGHH!!! to finally see the New Jersey Trollmarket, though he never thought it would happen like this. "I'm afraid we must depart momentarily, Master Jim." Blinky announced.
"Oh. I thought we'd have a little more time."
"I'm sorry," Blinky said shortly and sadly, hugging Jim. "I'll miss you, Blink." Jim said, closing his eyes, then opening them to look at Blinky.
"Wait, are you walking to New Jersey?" Jim asked.
"I'm afraid that is unavoidable. Any other way of travel across the country for a Troll would frighten many humans, and likely disrupt our plans of getting there on time. If we were only travelling within the state of California, it would be a different matter, as many people here are used to these abnormal occurrences.
"Yeah, you're right. I'm glad you have AAARRRGGHH!!! to protect you. We ran into some dangerous situations the last time we walked there."
Blinky smiled. "Yes, and you fought bravely. Like a true Trollhunter."
"Say hi to the Trolls for me, okay?" Jim asked, missing the Trolls of New Jersey, most of them Arcadians that migrated.
The next few week was relatively peaceful. Between zoom classes, dates (that consisted of Claire coming over to his house and them chatting or watching movies or studying) hanging out with friends (again, them coming over, Jim not being able to do anything), and being grumpy, Jim was feeling restless.
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Finding Home Again - A Trollhunters story
FanfictionHidden people from secret pasts begin to show up, disrupting the brief peace that Jim and his friends managed to scrape up and throwing everything back into disarray. A rewrite of ROTT. With the Arcane Order gone, Jim and his friends finally rest in...